The 2022 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, which makes this a great moment to look at all the important dates that you should mark off on your F1 calendars.
The 2022 championship has all the prospects to become Formula 1’s most important year to date. First of all, the next campaign will include a record-breaking 23 races, with six weekends that will take place according to the Sprint Qualifying format.
Something to keep an eye on is the new United States Grand Prix around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, while in 2022 we should also welcome the return of the Australian Grand Prix for the first time in two seasons, in a very busy and hopefully entertaining Formula 1 championship.
The 2022 Calendar
The 2022 Formula 1 campaign will kick off with the Bahrain Grand Prix, just like last year, for one of Formula 1’s many night races. The Bahrain event will take place on 20th March, after which the sport will remain in the Middle-East for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix at the Jeddah circuit, just one week after the first Grand Prix.
Australia has been confirmed for 10th April, before Formula 1 returns to Europe: the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will be hosted by the Imola circuit on 24th. The brand-new Miami Grand Prix will take place two weeks later on 8th May with F1 moving back to Europe two weeks later for the Spanish Grand Prix on 22nd May.
The Monaco Grand Prix will complete the second double-header of the 2020 campaign on 29th May, with a big change in format: Thursday practice was dropped for a more traditional Friday.
Azerbaijan and Canada will complete the third double-header of the year on 12th and 19th June, as Montreal returns on the calendar for the first time since 2019. The Silverstone event comes next in it’s usual early July slot on 3rd, while Austria follows a week later completing the seasons’ fourth double header.
Yet another double header comes next at France and Hungary on the 24th and 31st of July, before the usual three week summer break, giving the teams and drivers a chance to cool down after the hectic first four months.
Formula 1 returns to action at Belgium on 28th August with the Netherlands playing host to the Dutch Grand Prix on 4th September. The Italian Grand Prix at Monza rounds out the seasons’ first triple header of 2022 meaning it’s all hands on deck after the break.
After a weeks’ pause the second triple header kicks off at Russia on 25th September with Singapore making it’s return after a two year hiatus on 2nd October. The Japanese Grand Prix will round off the trio of races on 9th October – Formula 1 hasn’t raced around the Suzuka circuit since 2019.
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The United States Grand Prix at The Circuit of the Americas will take place on 23rd October with F1 moving south to Mexico on 30th.
The sport moves to South American for the Brazilian Grand Prix on 13th November with the season rounding off at Abu Dhabi a week later on 20th November.
1 – Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit – 20 March
2 – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – 27 March
3 – Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Circuit – 10 April
4 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola Circuit – 24 April
5 – Miami Grand Prix, Miami International Autodrome – 8 May
6 – Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – 22 May
7 – Monaco Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco – 29 May
8 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City Circuit – 12 June
9 – Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – 19 June
10 – British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit – 3 July
11 – Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring – 10 July
12 – French Grand Prix, Circuit Paul Ricard – 24 July
13 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring – 31 July
14 – Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 28 August
15 – Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort – 4 September
16 – Italian Grand Prix, Monza Circuit – 11 September
17 – Russian Grand Prix, Sochi Autodrom – 25 September
18 – Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit – 2 October
19 – Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka International Racing Course – 9 October
20 – United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas – 23 October
21 – Mexico City Grand Prix, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – 30 October
22 – São Paulo Grand Prix, Interlagos Circuit – 13 November
23 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit – 20 November
Sprint Qualifying
The new Sprint Race format which was tested last season on three weekends is expanded to an extra three events this year, with Bahran, Imola, Canada, Austria, Netherlands, and Brazil most likely to host the interesting new format.
Round 1 – Bahrain
Round 4 – Imola
Round 9 – Canada
Round 11 – Austria
Round 15 – Netherlands
Round 22 – Brazil
Pre-season Testing Sessions in Barcelona and Bahrain
Formula 1 fans will get the first opportunity to see the new cars on the track in February when the Circuit de Catalunya hosts the initial testing session from 23rd to 25th February. However, this session will not be broadcast on television, but each day will get a full summary on F1 TV.
After a two-week gap, the second test of 2022 will see Bahrain host three more days of track running from 11th – 13th March. These sessions will be broadcast live via F1 TV
The teams have also been given two days of running for filming days during the 2022 season.
Test 1 (Barcelona) – 23rd – 25th February
Test 2 (Bahrain) – 11th – 13th March
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